Surgical Technologist II - Wilmington Campus

Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 38,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Christiana Care Health System is seeking a Surgical Technologist to assist the surgical team under RN direction, performing scrub duties across a variety of procedures. The role emphasizes aseptic technique, instrument handling, and ongoing learning with feedback from leaders.

Requirements include a surgical technologist program graduate, BCLS, and at least 1 year of experience. The position may involve on-call duties and a sign-on bonus is offered.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year experience as a Surgical Technologist.
• BCLS certification and CST/TS-C certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates proficient clinical skills in the scrub role.
• Scrubs across a wide range of procedures and handles instruments aseptically.
• Maintains safety, follows unit standards, and communicates with team and RN.

Skills

Scrub proficiency

Aseptic technique

OR instrument handling

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Graduate of accredited ST program

1 year surgical technologist experience

Job description

Job Details

$10,000.00 SIGN ON BONUS SHIFT: Primarily 7:30am-4pm M-F Ocassional Weekend Commitment Occasional 2:30p-11p Some on Call

PRIMARY FUNCTION

To assist the surgical team, under the direction of a professional nurse, in providing skilled care for any patient undergoing surgical procedures.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates proficient clinical skills in the scrub role.
• Demonstrates ability to scrub on a wide range of procedures.
• Demonstrates solid knowledge, skills, and abilities related to the handling of instruments/equipment in the OR and aseptic technique.
• Demonstrates openness to learning scrub techniques for new procedures and new instrumentation/equipment and receiving feedback concerning clinical skills.
• Actively works with leadership to identify own learning needs and seeks opportunities to meet these learning needs.
• Provides ongoing feedback to Assistant Nurse Manager concerning preference cards and tray contents.
• Demonstrates an ongoing concern for safety by adhering to established safety rules and practices.
• Responds appropriately to crisis situations as outlined in unit specific standards, initiates interventions within scope of responsibility and notifies circulating RN of all issues.
• Participates in the planning of care appropriate to neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients, including knowledge of growth and development.
• Functions as an effective team member, supporting the concept of team training.
• Actively participates in unit activities.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, employees, and physicians, both verbally and in writing.
• Acts as a preceptor for new employees in specific areas of expertise to improve clinical practice.
• Reports to supervisor, in a timely manner, any unsafe activities, conditions, hazards, or safety violations that may cause injury to oneself, other employees, patients and visitors.
• Performs other related duties as required.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Graduate of an accredited surgical technologist program for any employee hired after 2009.
• A minimum of 1 year of experience as a Surgical Technologist.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge, skills, and abilities related to scrub responsibilities for the care of the neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patient in the OR.
• Ability to act independently within established procedures and protocols.
• Ability to perform specific unit tasks as assigned by the RN.
• Ability to exercise judgement, tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to make decisions utilizing sound judgement.
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality.
• Ability to utilize computer and keyboard.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• BCLS certification.
• Certification by an approved certification body i.e. the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) (CST), and National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) (TS-C).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, lift, push, pull, carry, reach, twist, handle, stoop, climb as per unit based Physical Demands Checklist.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Frequent exposure to biological, chemical and environmental elements, as per unit based Physical Demands Checklist.

Salary

Hourly Pay Range: $27.86 - $41.78 This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

EEO Posting Statement

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Post End Date

Nov 20, 2026

Benefits

Christiana Care offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/

Location

Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware.

Facility

This 1,007-bed, 1.3-million-square-foot modern facility provides a level of care only available in large-scale teaching hospitals. Christiana Hospital includes Delaware's only Level-I Trauma center (as verified by the American College of Surgeons), which is prepared to handle the most extreme medical emergencies. In fact, it is the only Level-I Trauma center on the East Coast corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia. Christiana Hospital has also been nationally recognized in U.S. News & World Report's Best Regional Hospitals rankings as #1 in Delaware and #3 in the Philadelphia metro area, plus High Performing in 9 Adult Procedures/Conditions.